Hi all,
My apartment has three bedrooms, but mine is separated from the living room by thin bifold (closet) doors, which greatly affects my privacy. To clarify, my room is a separate room, it just has a wide entryway, which is sealed off with these bifold doors. I've been here a year, and I just asked my landlord if it would be possible to replace the two thin doors with one solid pre-hung door (i.e. your standard bedroom door). This was his response:
"The house is registered with the building department with plans as I have rented to you. Changing the bifold door to a single door will change the graphic and occupancy factor in the apartment. What you are asking is much more complex and costly than you think. It involves an architect, maybe new codes, sprinkler through the apartment, etc."
Is he telling the truth? Should I press this matter further?